Appears in 2 chapters of the Analects, 1 taughtWangsun Jia 王孙贾

Who

Minister of Wei

Relation to Confucius

Mentioned in the text or in dialogue; see this chapter

Source

The text of each chapter; identity follows Zhu Xi's commentary (Sibu beiyao edition of the Collected Commentaries on the Four Books)

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Chapters in the Analects

1. 3.13Better to court the stove

   王孫賈問曰：與其媚於奧，寧媚於竈，何謂也？子曰：不然。獲罪於天，無所禱也。

2. 14.20The Master spoke of Duke Ling of Wei's lack of the Waynot yet taught

   子言衛靈公之無道也，康子曰：夫如是，奚而不喪？孔子曰：仲叔圉治賓客，祝鮀治宗廟，王孫賈治軍旅。夫如是，奚其喪？

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